Otherwise just encourage coughing. It can be distressing, but if your child can cough, she is still okay. If your child shows no distress, he has swallowed the peppermint, just like any other food. There is no need to take immediate action. You can help him digest it by encouraging him to drink plenty of fluids.
A small child may not fully digest a large candy and it may cause some discomfort during a bowel movement, but most swallowed objects will just pass through the digestive system without causing any damage.
Visit the emergency room or see a doctor after any choking episode, even if your child seems fine. The peppermint may have irritated her trachea, causing inflammation. If the peppermint was swallowed, watch for pain, fever and nausea; and check for any localized abdominal tenderness.
These are signs that the candy may be lodged and causing an infection, in which case you should consult a doctor. Children younger than four years of age shouldn't be given hard candy, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
But despite the most careful precautions, small children will put all manner of objects into their mouths. Be prepared by enrolling yourself in a first aid course for children. The skills are never wasted, and you will be prepared to save your own children and others in the event of an emergency.
Carolyn Steele began writing about healthcare in She has designed training courses in first aid and emergency planning, and her work has appeared in various online publications. She later became a travel writer, and has been published by the Rough Guides, "Emigrate Magazine" and British and London Mensa magazines.
The Epiglottis Two passages begin at the back of the throat. However, certain foods were more likely to lead to extended hospital stays. For example, hot dogs only made up 2. David Walner, a pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, added that these larger food items can lead to the worst outcomes because they block out air for longer periods, leading to possible brain damage.
If doctors can remove the item, the outcome can be good, but in a lot of cases the children don't get to the emergency room in time. But these are the saddest because they are almost always preventable by using common sense. People mistakenly believe that the food item was swallowed or coughed up, but it ends up stuck in the small airway passages of the lungs. Over the course of a week or so, these children develop coughing or wheezing episodes, and parents may not know why.
Glatter said that's why it's important to get a thorough history from parents of what a child ate. Nationwide Children's Hospital , which helped fund the study, said that children under the age of 4 should not be given round, firm foods unless they are cut into small pieces.
Kids should not be allowed to run, walk, play or lie down with food in their mouths. In addition, kids should be watched with caution when they are around latex balloons, coins, marbles or ball-shaped objects, toys with small parts or toys that can fit in a child's mouth, pen caps and small and button batteries.
Parents should also check the minimum age requirements for toys before giving them to children. Many toy stores have tube testing devices that allow parents to see if a toy is too small for a young child. Beware that older kids may give younger children toys that they can choke on.
In case of an emergency, parents should know first-aid for choking and CPR. Glatter said if a child looks like they are having problems, first check their mouth to see if there are any obvious objects that are causing the choking. Do not sweep your finger inside the mouth, because you can inadvertently push the object further. Keep alternating back blows and abdominal thrusts until the object comes out and the child can talk, breathe and cough.
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